Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical characteristics and baseline measures
| ADU | CRT | Significance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||
| Age, years, mean (s.d.) | 41.8 (14.0) | 39.2 (13.0) | Mean difference −2.6, 95% CI −4.6 to −0.5, P = 0.01 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 220 (51.0) | 140 (44.9) | P = 0.1 |
| Female | 211 (49.0) | 172 (55.1) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White (UK and non-UK) | 362 (84.6) | 251 (82.3) | P = 0.2 |
| Black (UK, African, Caribbean, other) | 23 (5.4) | 17 (5.6) | |
| Asian (UK, South Asian, Chinese, other) | 28 (6.5) | 17 (5.6) | |
| Mixed | 15 (3.5) | 20 (6.6) | |
| Employed (yes) | 126 (29.2) | 133 (42.6) | P < 0.001 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 268 (62.2) | 189 (60.6) | P = 0.4 |
| Cohabiting | 41 (9.5) | 37 (11.9) | |
| Married | 88 (20.4) | 69 (22.1) | |
| Divorced | 31 (7.2) | 15 (4.8) | |
| Widowed | 3 (0.7) | 2 (0.6) | |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| ICD-10 primary diagnosis | |||
| Psychosis | 80 (19.1) | 40 (14.0) | P = 0.01 |
| Mood disorders | 210 (50.0) | 143 (50.2) | |
| Anxiety | 55 (13.1) | 55 (19.3) | |
| Personality disorders | 63 (15.0) | 30 (10.5) | |
| Other | 12 (2.9) | 17 (6.0) | |
| SMI (yes) | 139 (33.1) | 80 (28.1) | P = 0.2 |
| Physical health | |||
| Excellent | 21 (4.9) | 17 (5.5) | P = 0.2 |
| Very good | 84 (19.5) | 49 (15.7) | |
| Good | 147 (34.1) | 101 (32.4) | |
| Fair | 124 (28.8) | 85 (27.2) | |
| Poor | 55 (12.8) | 60 (19.2) | |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Mental health | 100 (23.6) | 74 (23.9) | P = 0.1 |
| Physical health | 101 (23.8) | 57 (18.4) | |
| Both | 58 (13.7) | 38 (12.3) | |
| Substance misuse (yes) | 103 (24.3) | 85 (27.6) | P = 0.5 |
| Smoker (yes) | 172 (41.1) | 114 (38.4) | P = 0.4 |
| Previous hospital admission (yes) | 248 (57.5) | 116 (37.2) | P < 0.001 |
| No. of previous admissions, mean (s.d.) | 1.44 (2.5) | 1.09 (3.0) | Mean difference −0.3, 95% CI −0.8 to 0.1 |
| Content of care | |||
| Physical assessment | 340 (80.4) | 106 (34.2) | P < 0.001 |
| Carers involved | 183 (43.1) | 102 (32.9) | P = 0.01 |
| Psychological input | 248 (58.8) | 174 (41.2) | P < 0.001 |
| Baseline measures | |||
| CES-D, mean (s.d.) | 16.4 (5.3) | 17.5 (5.4) | Mean difference 1.1, 95% CI 0.4–2.0, P = 0.009 |
| SWEMWBS, mean (s.d.) | 20.5 (5.0) | 19.3 (5.0) | Mean difference −1.2, 95% CI −2.1 to −0.4, P = 0.004 |
| HoNOS, mean (s.d.) | 14.1 (6.1) | 12.43 (6.2) | Mean difference −1.7, 95% CI −2.6 to −0.7, P < 0.001 |
ADU and CRT data are n (%) unless otherwise specified. P-values relate to t-tests for continuous variables and χ2-tests for categorical variables.
ADU, acute day unit; CRT, crisis resolution team; SMI severe mental illness; CES-D, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; SWEMWBS, Short Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale; HoNOS, Health of the Nation Outcome Scales.